Pecan Pick Ups

By lisaS

Ingredients

• CRUST
• 6 oz. cream cheese (softened)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 sticks butter
• FILLING
• 1-1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoon melted butter
• 1-1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 2 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Mix cream cheese and butter, until smooth.
Add flour, mix well.
Divide dough into quarters; divide each quarter into small balls. Press each ball onto bottom and sides of miniature muffin pans.

Filling:
Combine sugar, vanilla extract, butter and egg.
Stir in pecans.
Mix well and put 1 teaspoon OR more of pecan filling into each shell, filling each cup.

Bake @ 350 for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden brown.
Cool 5 minutes, remove from pans.

Note: You can freeze them if you want to serve them at a later date.